Hunua Ranges

within the Hunua Ranges.

The ranges are located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) southeast of Auckland, above the western shore of the Firth of Thames. They are sparsely populated, and mostly lie within the boundaries of the Waharau and Hunua Ranges Regional Parks. Some Aucklanders erroneously refer to them as the Bombay Hills, which are actually a smaller series of hills running to the southwest of the Hunua Ranges.

References

*" [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HunuaRanges/HunuaRanges/en Hunua Ranges] ", "An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand", edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26 September 2006. Accessed 15 March 2007.
*"The Hunua Ranges [...] are bounded on the east by the Firth of Thames, the north by the Tamaki Strait, the west by the Wairoa River, and the south by the lower reaches of the Mangatangi River." cite journal |last=Barton |first=I. L. |year=1972 |month=March |title=On the Vegetation of the Hunua Ranges, Auckland |journal=New Zealand Journal of Botany |volume=10 |pages=8–26 |url=http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjb/1972/2.pdf |accessdate=2007-03-15
* [http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/hunua-ranges Hunua] and [http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/waharau/ Waharau] Regional Parks, Auckland Regional Council.